War (Remastered) by U2

War (Remastered)

by U2

This album has been added to 3 public lists:

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    1001Albums

    Neil Hopkins

    The second album from 1983 this week and it’s a complete contrast. I remember enjoying this at the time but it hasn’t aged particularly well. It’s po-faced and preachy, and you get the feeling that no one involved had any fun at all while they were making it. I can’t imagine U2 busking outside a Pretenders gig and getting invited to be the support act for a night. Knocking off a star from the 1001 albums rating until they start paying their taxes.

  • Montage of album covers from Representative Songs From My Teenage Years (1980-1987) list

    Representative Songs From My Teenage Years (1980-1987)

    stumpnugget

    U2 ended up being the biggest band in the world, but in the 80s they were just a cool post punk band with a medium sized following. I loved them at that early stage. They were overtly Christian, earnest, and passionate. They wanted to save the world. Again, and this is a theme of some of the corners of the 80s musical universe that I paid attention to, they took themselves very seriously!

  • Montage of album covers from college list

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